Categoría: Discursos
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The Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union
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en DiscursosGerman people! National Socialists! After long months when I was forced to keep silent, despite heavy concerns, the time has come when I can finally speak openly. When the German Reich received England’s declaration of war on 3 September 1939, the British attempted once again to frustrate any attempt to begin a consolidation, and thus…
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On the Nazi Invasion of the Soviet Union
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en DiscursosCitizens of the Soviet Union: The Soviet Government and its head, Comrade Stalin, have authorized me to make the following statement: Today at 4 o’clock a.m., without any claims having been presented to the Soviet Union, without a declaration of war, German troops attacked our country, attacked our borders at many points and bombed from…
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The Birth Throes of a Sublime Resolve (‘The Old Lion’)
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en DiscursosI am grateful, President Valentine, for the honour which you have conferred upon me in making me a Doctor of Laws of the University of Rochester in the State of New York. I am extremely complimented by the expressions of praise and commendation in which you have addressed me, not because I am or ever…
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Un año de guerra
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en DiscursosCamaradas, el de hoy es un día solemne y memorable. Hace justo un año entramos en la guerra. Ha sido un año lleno de acontecimientos, vertiginosas circunstancias históricas; un año durante el cual los soldados italianos de tierra, mar y aire han luchado con heroicidad, sobre todo en los frentes de Europa y Ãfrica. En…
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On British war aims
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en DiscursosIt would be foolish to belittle Hitler’s conquest of the greater part of the continent of Europe; it is a remarkable and ruthless military achievement. From Northern Norway to the Southern Mainland of Greece, from the Western shore of Brittany to the Eastern marshes of Poland, this one man rules over scores of millions of…
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On U.S. Involvement in the War in Europe
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en DiscursosFRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT President Reynolds, my friends, this dinner of the White House Correspondents is unique. It is the first one at which I have made a speech in all these eight years. It differs from the press conferences that you and I hold twice a week, for you cannot ask me any questions tonight,…
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Give Us The Tools
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en DiscursosWhen Mr. Wendell Willkie visited Britainat the end of January he carried a letter of introduction from President Roosevelt containing several celebrated lines from Longfellow, which moved Churchill greatlv, and which he quoted at the end of this broadcast. Five months have passed since I spoke to the British nation and the Empire on the…
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Speech at the Berlin Sports Palace
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en DiscursosMy German countrymen, men and women, (long pause) Changes of Government have occurred frequently in history, and in the history of our people. It is certain, however, that never was a change of Government attended with such far-reaching results as that eight years ago. At that time the situation of the Reich was desperate. We…
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Third Inaugural Address
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en DiscursosFRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT ON each national day of inauguration since 1789, the people have renewed their sense of dedication to the United States. 1 In Washington’s day the task of the people was to create and weld together a nation.2 In Lincoln’s day the task of the people was to preserve that Nation from disruption…
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The Four Freedoms
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en DiscursosFRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, members of the 77th Congress: I address you, the members of this new Congress, at a moment unprecedented in the history of the union. I use the word “unprecedented†because at no previous time has American security been as seriously threatened from without as it is today. Since…